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miamiherald.com - 1/12/2009
World chess queen plots her next move
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The women's world chess champion is a 24-year-old Russian aspiring model who lives with her husband and baby in Key Biscayne.
washingtontimes.com - 1/11/2009
Chess masters defy drug testing
— washingtontimes.com — To become an Olympic sport, chess has to adopt the anti-doping policy. Not all chess grandmaster are happy with this policy... (more) Chess masters defy drug testing
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playe4.com - 1/11/2009
Chess Sex Differences Reasoned
— playe4.com — The small number of women among world's top chess players was explained by a recent Royal Society study, suggesting the reasoning is not biological or cultural but rather statistical. (more) Chess Sex Differences Reasoned
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pressandjournal.co.uk - 1/12/2009
Chess scheme could be next victim of cutbacks
— pressandjournal.co.uk — A celebrated scheme which turned youngsters in deprived areas of Aberdeen into national chess champions could become the latest victim of council cutbacks, it has emerged. (more) Chess scheme could be next victim of cutbacks
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